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Originally Posted by Imperator
Well considering the higher life expectancy now as compared to say some of our very early presidents – Adams 61 (lived to be 90), Jackson 61 (lived to be 78), and then Reagan was 69 when he took office ( lived to 93)....I’d say absent an exam that would provide some type of disease and or direct life threatening aliment, he’s okay. It’s probably over the average by several years, but that’s not in my mind a real issue.
And he will have to undertake a grueling campaign schedule so we’ll see how he holds up in any event.
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Reagan wasn't exactly presidential material the last years of his life. He disclosed his Alzheimer's disease five years after leaving office, when it had already began to take effect. It wasn't long after that his public appearances were discontinued.
We had a family member who began suffering from Alzheimer's in his early 70s and it's an extremely unpleasant experience with total debilitation of the affected individual.